American Studies (Sullivan)
Teacher: Ms. SullivanSemester I: The Formation of a Nation
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Unit 1: Colonialism
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Essential Questions: How and why do people create new settlements? What challenges and conflicts do people encounter when creating new settlements? Project: Creating a Colony |
Unit 2: American Revolution |
Essential Questions: What causes a group of people to rebel? Was the colonies’ break from Britain the right decision? What is propaganda and how can it be used to influence political and social events? Project: Break From Britain Debate & Response Paper |
Unit 3: Constitution: Formation and Application
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Essential Questions: What were the key issues in the debate over the creation of the Constitution? How is power distributed in the Constitution? How do we see the Constitution reflected in our lives? Project: Landmark Legislation & Supreme Court Cases |
Academic Integrity
Academic honesty and integrity are essential to our school, classroom culture, and to your development as a student. Everyone is expected to complete and hand in their own work. Cheating and plagiarism (presenting another person’s ideas or words as your own) are not acceptable. Consequences include receiving a zero for a plagiarized assignment, being asked to redo the assignment for no credit, and/or a failing grade for the course. Please see the Student Handbook for more information.
When in doubt, cite or quote. One major way to avoid plagiarism is to properly cite other people’s work. The History Department at IACS uses the MLA (Modern Language Association) format for citation. A good source for MLA citations is Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab’s MLA Formatting and Style Guide at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/. Bookmark it – we will use it for all research projects.